Live: the imminent reshuffle of the government of Elisabeth Borne

Published on: 07/04/2022 – 09:59 Parity, political balance, the Damien Abad case: this is the headache of the new government whose announcement, expected on Monday, must finally launch the second five-year term of the head of the State. Follow live the appointment of the members of the new government of Elisabeth Borne. Who to compose the new government of Elisabeth Borne? In macronie, Monday morning, the name of Olivier Véran, current Minister of Relations with Parliament, circulated for the post of government spokesperson now occupied by Olivia Grégoire who would be appointed to SMEs and Tourism, and that of Franck Riester to replace Olivier Véran. Damien Abad (Solidarity and People with Disabilities), the subject of an investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s office for attempted rape, would leave the government and would be replaced by the former Minister for Veterans Affairs Geneviève Darrieussecq. Pride of place would be given to the partners of the presidential majority. Christophe Béchu (Territorial authorities), close to Édouard Philippe, could take over the Ecological Transition portfolio from Amélie de Montchalin, who was beaten in the legislative elections, while MoDem Sarah El Haïry, Secretary of State for Youth in the previous five-year term, would return for this same portfolio. Jean-Noël Barrot, MoDem also, would become minister delegate to Bercy. The name of the emergency doctor François Braun also circulates with insistence for Health in replacement of Brigitte Bourguignon, also beaten in the legislative elections.